I know they look dark, but u can still see him.. They looked bright on the digi viewer, ohwell.
Axle will be 7 this July & hes about 25 pounds. When I can afford a scale, I'll get him weighed :)
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I know they look dark, but u can still see him.. They looked bright on the digi viewer, ohwell.
Axle will be 7 this July & hes about 25 pounds. When I can afford a scale, I'll get him weighed :)
What a cool pet! Thanks for sharing. I loooooove all herps, but snapping turtles are yet another pet that is banned in California :( .
Has he been with you the whole 7 years? Does he ever attempt to bite anymore?
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Originally Posted by Sophist
I know if you get a permit you can have a snapper in CA. I inquired about it several years ago, as there was a chance I might have to move out there... I was told I shouldn't have any problems since I've had him sinch a hatchling & he was strictly a pet.
Yep, I've dad Axle pretty much from day 1. I rescued him from sure death. The poor guy couldn't swim & was heading over a waterfall. He was nearly 2 months old until he was able to even try to swim. Also the town was known to kill snappers, so if he managed to get past the 5 foot Carp & the hard sharp rocks at the bottom of the watefall, he would have been hunted anyways.
Axle is a big baby. He's harmless out of water & likes to hang out with the dog (well when I was living with dogs)... I raised him to be fearless, so I wouldn't have any snapping issues, as snappers snap in fear (just like dogs do). I can give him nose kisses, pet him, screatch his beak, top of head & chin. Hes only snapped at me once, but it wasn't fast at all. I accidently scared the hell out of him (it was 100% my fault) & he stretched his neck over his back & opened his mouth wide & then closed it, after he realized it was only me.
I've had kids pet him, but I always keep his head in my hands, just incase. Everyone LOVES his feet!! cause his claws are over 1 inch long!!
He is so cute!! I love seeing your turtle, king2005
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Flatcoatluver
The first picture is of him fast asleep in his tote. thats how safe & relaxed he is.. Its not often a person can do daily chores/life & have a turtle fast asleep heheh
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:confused: I am VERY curious to know who told you this... last time I checked they were still destroying seized snappers, or shipping them back out east b/c the non-nativce established populations are already getting out of control...
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Originally Posted by Sophist
It was a department that handels that kind of thing.. mind you I did do this a couple years ago. But I don't see why one couldn't bring ones in as a pet. I understand destroying them in the wild, but not the ones someone has as a pet.
Because that's where all the ones from the wild came from...Quote:
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What do you keep Axle in?
Right now hes in 160 pond in the basement.(that pond use to be in my bedroom back home, for 5yrs).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sophist
In a week or less, he'll be removed from his lovely pond & kept in a tote for a couple of months :( As soon as I can buy him a giant tote, He'll be moved into that. I just hope the small tote doesn't = death for all his goldfish friends.. I've never had this many last so long & grow this big. Normally only a couple survive & grow HUGE. I like goldfish so having 50 surviving & getting big is a lot of fun!.. If I have enough room, I'll catch the biggest ones & my fav long tailed white one & put them into a 20gal tank, until I get the huge tote.
If your wondering, I'm moving into a small apt & cannot fit a 7' x 4' pond in there. But I can still get a large tote that will hold 100+ gallons of water
He has HUGE claws!!!! But hes cute in a reptile way lol:p :confused:
Axle has lovely eyes & his beak is very stunning during the summer months.. If you ever wanna see Axle in person, let me now. I can tote him up & bus to an area where we can meet :) I prefer a park of some sort so I can put him down & it must be above 10c (15c is best) other wise he'll just sit there & fall asleep hehehe
I even wanna look into getting him registered at the vets & to get him a set of tags, so NO one can say hes a wild turtle & have him taken away (its very unlikely, but don't want it happening)
Good luck with the move, I'd for sure take out any fishies I was attached to, though!
Good luck. Make sure to clean the goldfish water often as the ammonia will build to toxic levels almost daily if you have several in a 20 gallon. If you start seeing white scales on their sides, those are chemical burns. I wonder if the totes you speak of are strong enough to hold that much water.
1 gallon=8 pounds, 100 gallons = 800 pounds. You might be better off buying a kiddie pool.
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No worries about the fishies :) They only get fed once a week, so the ammonia levels are never high :) I know fishies :D
There are strong totes out there, wasn't going for a cheepy. I thought about a kiddy pool but the hard ones aren't deep enough to put the filter in. I discovered a pond store on my way to the new place, so I'm hoping I can do a trade, as Axles pond has never been kept outside & its still in fab. condition!